Type-writing machine.



7 PATENTED OCT. 23, 1906. W. LT. BARRON 6: H. W'. MERRITT.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION rILnn FEB. 6. 1902.

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,TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6, 19.

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WALTER J. BARRON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND-HENRY MERRIT'ILOF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS- TO .DENSMORE TYPEW RITER COMPANY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. a

' '7 TYPE-WRlTlNG-MACHJNE'.

1 Specification of Letters Patent.- At tmm filed may 6, 1902. SerialNo-92.8L0.

Patented. 001x28, 1906.

To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that we, WALTER J *BARRON,

' a resident of theborough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city of New York, and. State of New York, and HENRY W. MERRITT, a resi dent of Springfield, county of Ham den, and

State of Massachusetts, citizens. oft e United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of

which the followin 1s a specification.

Our invention re ates to t e-writing mas chines, and is particularly irected to the ribbon-feed mechanism and to various instrumentalities which cooperate with the ribbon.

feed of the ribbon at any time by the employment of hand-operated mechanism; to

. rovide means to automatically feed the ribon laterall aswell as lon tudinally in order to use the entire ribbon will, and to provide mechanism for efficiently guiding and protecting the ribbon.

view of the machine, the section bein taken from side to side of. the machine and ooking toward the rear. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the top plate and some of the parts secured thereto. Fig. 4 is a detail end view of one of the ribbon-protecting plates, the view-showing the plate in the elevated position. Fig. 5 'is a detail side view of the-ribbon-guide, the

view illustrating the guide in the elevated position. Fig. 6is a detail transverse ,sec-

' The object of the invention may be brieflysaid to be to provide efficient mechanism toautomatically reverse the directionof feed of' the ribbon when an end thereof is reached; to bring about a reversal in the direction of'the' om edgepto edge thereof; to provide means for throwing the ribbon-feed mechanism out of operation attional view of a portion of the ribbon-feeding mechanism to be hereinafter more fully described. Fig. .7 is a detail face viewv of'a por-' tion of the same. Fig.8 is a detail face viewof the crank-pin-carrying plate of the, ribbon-;- feeding mechanism. Fig. '9 is'a detail perspective view of the shaft for the driven wheel =;crank-pin-carrying plateand eccen- 6'0 .trio of the ribbon-feedin mechanism. Fig. 10 'isa detail plan view 0 the ribbon-feedin mechanism. Fig. 11 is an isolated detail en view of a portion of the same. Fig. 12 is a r view similar to that shown in Fig. 11', except that the parts are shown in differentpositions. Figs. '13 and 14 are detail face views of-the gears for transmitting rotary movement to one of'the ribbon-spools, together with their clutchmechanism. Fig: 15 is a detail*per--7-o spective view ofone of the ribbon-spools and a portion of its operating mechanism. Fig. 16 is a detail lan view of a portion of the actuatin mechanism for one of the ribbonspools, the parts being shown in the 'oper- 7 5- 'ative. position. Fig. 17 isa like view of the same with the parts shown in the disen-,, gaged or inoperative position. Fig. 18 is a detail plan new of a portion of the actuating mechanism for the other ribbon-spool, the parts being shown in the inoperative position.

ig. 19 is a like 'view of the same with-the parts shown in the engaged or operative posi- --tion. Fig. 20 is an enlarged detail 1o n itudinal sectional view of one of the rib on- '85 spools and the means for s'u'pporting'the same, together with a portion of the. operating mechanism therefor. Fig.- 2} is a trans-,

verse sectional viewof'the same, taken on the line X-X-of Fig. 20 and looking in the direction of the arrow in said figure. Fig. 22'

' is a detail Iperspective view, of one of the operating-latc es carried by the ribbon-spools. Fig. 23 is a detail erspective view of one of v the actuatin'g-rac s for the ribbon-spools. 5

.Fig. 24 is afragmentary vertical sectional view of a portion of the carriage-drum and its clutch mechanism. Fig. 25 is a transverse detail vertical sectional view of the spring-drum ribbon-feed alarm and line-lock roe mechanism, the view bei taken at right angles to the view shown in .ig. 24. Fig. 26

1s a diagrammatic plan view of a portion of the ribbon to illustrate the direction of feed thereof past the printing-point. Fig. 27 is a vmounting the same are shown in detail in" detail S1(ie view of a portion of the ribbonreversing mechanism to be hereinafter. described.

r In various views parts are omitted and broken away better to illustrate other fea- ,tures ofthe construction. i We have lllustrated our invention in its application to a Densmore type-writing ma I01 chine, although the drawings-do not correctly represent in detail certain features of said machine. Thus, for instance, the carriage shown is not that of a Densmore machine, but is a conventional carriage which will suffice to illustrate our invention.

- Referring particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawings, 1- indicates the framing of the machine, to which the usual top plate 2 may be -secured, and it will be understood that the usual or any preferred type-carriers may be employed. Supportingstudsor lugs 3 are secured to the top plate 2 and have secured thereto a traverse rod 4, on which the carriage 5 travels from end to end of the ma- 2 5 chine. 'Thiscarriage 5 has operatively connected thereto a platen 6, and a feed-rack 7 may be carried. by the carriage 5in any suitable manner'to cooperate with a feed-pinion 8, which is secured to one end of a shaft adapt- 30 ed'to rotate a bearing 9, secured to the top plate of the machine at1 0. The opposite end of this shaft may be operatively connected toa feed-wheel 11, which in turn cooperates with the feed-dogs 12, thatare carried bya 3 5 dog-carrier 13, connected to a rock-shaft 14, that is adapted to rock in suitable bearings 15, secured to the frame of the machine, and is returned to its normal position by .a spring 14 This rock-shaft 14 this link17-1sconnected at 19 to a universal bar 18, which may be in the form of a yoke the free ends of which are pivoted to the fram- 5 ing of the machine at 20. Each of the keylevers 21 is pivoted in the framin of themachine at 22 and is provided wit the usual finger-key 23' and with anabutment or hook 24, that is adapted to bear upon the upper 50 edge of the universal bar 18, so that when a key 23 is depressed its key-lever will transmit a rocking motion to the dog-carrier through the universal bar and the intermediate con- .nections between the dog-carrier and the universal bar. When the dog-carrier 13 is rocked in the manner described, a-feed movement of the carriage will be brought about through. the revolving spring-drum 25, which is adapted to revolve upon suitable bearings 60 secured to the framing of the machine and "which is operatively connected to the carriage by a band 26, which is secured'atone end to said spring-drum and at its opposite end to the carriage. The s ring-drum and its connections and e manner of I likewise has pro-- 4o fecting therefrom a crank-arm 1.6, to which a ink 17 may 'be secured, and the'lower end of] Figs. 24 and 25 of the drawings, from which it will be seen that a spindle 27 is provided with a screw-threaded end 28, which takes in 'a "threaded opening in the framing 1 'of the machine. This spindle 27 is adapted to re ceive a sleeve 29, which extends substantially throughout the length thereof and is screwthreaded at its ends 30 for the reception of separate bearings 31 for the antifriction-balls 32. The central enlarged portion 33 of this sleeve 29 is adapted to be secured to the inner end of a carriage-spring 34,, the outer end of said spring bein connected to the drum at 35. A bearing-s eeve 36 surrounds the sleeve 29, and the associated bearing 31 is provided with an internal raceway or bearing-surface 37, which cooperates with the sleeve 36 to receive the antifriction-balls 32 between them. This bearing-sleeve is rigidly connected to the spider-arm 25 of the drum by one or spider-arms and into the body of the sleeve, and the central bearing of the spider-arms 25 is apertured at 39 to receive an extended portion of the sleeve 36. The shape of the aperture 391's indicated in dotted lines in. Fig. 24, and the extended portion of the sleeve which fits therein is made of a corresponding contour in order to lock the sleeve and drum to rotate together, while the screw or screws 38, hereinbefore referred to, prevent a lateral displacement of the sleeve with relation to the'drum. Surrounding the sleeve 36 and prevented from lateral displacement thereon is a main driving gear-wheel 40 for the ribbon-feed mechanism, which gear has a circumferential. bearing-surface 41 formed integral therewith and from which projects a circum- 'ferentialflange 42. A friction clutch-roller or locking-ball 43 is adapted to bear upon the surface 41 and is contained within a 44, which is secured at 45 to the spider-arms 25'. The inner wall 46 of this housing is inclined and adapted to wedge the ball 43 against the bearing-surface 41 when the parts are in the position represented in Fig. 24 of the drawings, and a spring 47 is em ployed to prevent the ball 43 from free movement in the recess 48 in the housing during the rotation of the drum, the spring hearing at one end against awall 49 of the housing and at its opposite end against the ball itself. From the foregoing description it will be understood that when the carriage is moved upon its traverse-rod 4 from left to right the drum 25 will be rotated in the direction ofthe arrow in Fig. 24, and that this movement of the drum will cause the roller 43 of the clutch device to be forced against the tension of its spring to permit the drum to rotate independently of the bearing-surface 41 and the gear-wheel 40, which is formed integral therewith. When, however, the carriage is moved in the direction of its feed, or from right to more screws 38, which extend through the .IOUSlIlg left, the drum 25 will be rotated in adirecti on opposite to that indicated by the arrow.

gear-wheel through the intermediate clutch arrangement between the drum 25'and thegear. I v

The gear-wheel 40 we term a" driving-gear,

and this gear meshes with a driven gear 50,

, which rotates-on a center .51, Fig. 6, on an.

arm 52, that is' pivoted at5 3 to swing on a ,bracket 54, that is secured to the framing of the machine. The upperend of thisarm 52 is bent at right angles to the length thereof and is perforated for the passage a lockingbolt 55 the upper end of saidlocki -.bolt being connected to a finger-pieize'or ho low head 56 to move the bolt against'thetension of its spring 57. This spring 57' is contained within and bears at one endupon ahousin'g 58,

' that is secured to \the upper end of the arm 52, whereas the bears upon a circu erential shoulder 59, carried'by the bolt, so asto depress the bolt, and

normally maintain it in looking enga' ement with any one of the apertures 60in t e topplate 2 of the machine. From an examination of Fig. '2' of the drawings it will be understood that whenthe finger-piece 56 israised,

so as to disengage the bolt 55 from lockingengagem'ent with anaperture 60 in the top plate, and the arm 52 is swung around'its p1votal center 53, to the left in'said figure, a disj engagement between the 'driving-gear-40 and the driven gear will-be effected,'and motion cannot be transmitted from the driving to the driven gear. When the arm 52 has been moved in, the" manner stated, the lockmg-bolt55 will be brought'opposite {another aperture 66, and thespring 57 will force the bolt into engagement in said aperture, so as to.maintain thearm52 in thedlsengaged po-j sition,w ith the gear-wheels 40 and} 50 out of.

mesh. By referring to 6,7,8,- and' 9 of the drawings it will be seenthat the pivotal center 51-of the. drivenjg'ear50 is formed by a shaft 61, which has onefendflattened at 62 for cooperation with a corresponding opening in thegear-wheel50, so that the gear-whee and shaft will rotatetogether, the gear-wheel being maintained in lace upon the shaft by a; headed screw 63. T sha 61 r tates within'a bearing-sleeve 64, that projec from and is securedto the arm 52, as shown ht 65. The

opposite end of the shaft 61- is flattened on" the sides thereof at 66 for the reception of an eccentric 67, which has an opening-68, that epposite end. of the spring corresponds in contour to -the cross-section of the shaft 61 at thatportion thereof which receives said eccentric, soIthat the shaft and eccentric rotate together, and surrounding the eccentric 67 isajs'trap 69, which is provided with a depending arm 7-0 for.,. p1irp0ses- "which will hereinafter a pear.'- The forward termina "of he shaft 61 is adapted to receive 'a plate 71, the aperture 72 in which corresponds in contour to the crosssection of the shaft at that portion thereof which receives the plate, so'that the shaft and plate rotatetogether, and the plate 71 is 1 mg link-74is pivotally connected. The late headed screw75, which is received ascrew 'sleeve 76surro't-nds the shaft and is interposed between the eccentric 67 and the plate,

against lateral displacement.

Upon reference to Figs it will be seen that as the carriage moves n {the direction of its feed the driving-gear 40- will be rotated, and motion will. be imparted. to the driven gear 50 if the two gears are maintained in.mesh .in other words, if the lever 52 is secured in the position'represented parted t o-the shaft-.61- (see Fig. 6) and from said shaftito the crank in 73,'and therotation of the crankin W' 1 cause a reciprocatingmovement to e-imparted to the depend ing link 7 4, which is pivoted at its lowerend 77 to a crank-arm 7 8, that projects from-a rockshaft 79, which extends from one side of the machine to the othen' This rock-shaft 79 is likewise provided with upwardly-extending its upper endpivoted at 81 toa link 82, the opposite endof which link is pivoted at 83 to .a ribbon-spool yoke or frame 84, which is movable back and forth u on its support.

It will thus be seen that as t e carriage is in-.

termitten'tly moved in the direction of. its feed an intermittent lateral feed .movement will be-imparted to the frames 84 of the ribbon-spools to move the ribbon laterally or in the direction of its width. We will suppose that a movement of the carriage from the right-hand side to the left-hand side will impart a halfrevolution to the shaft 61, which will carse a lateral movement of the ribb n .ispool frames from the extreme limit of m0vement in one direction to "the extreme limitof other half-revolution ofthe shaft 61 will then catse the ribbon-spoolsfto be moved back again to the initial position. Itwill be onsp 1 frame between the frame and therockshaft '79 is: the same, so that any movement provided with a crank 73, to which a depend- 71 may be maintained-upon the shaft y a,

threaded opening in the shaft, and aspacingex in Fig. of. the "drawings. The motion thus 9 transmitted to the driven gear 50 will be im-- erstood that the connection forfeachribbon- Lso as to maintain the plate 71 and eccentric 1,2,6, 11, and 12 I05 crank-arms 80, one of said arms being located .at each side of-the machine and each having movement in the opposite direction, and the 92, which projects through an opening in the I which is connected at its ends to the pivot- 5O to both ribbon-spool frames.

.tion of Fig. 1 of'the drawings it will be seen united by toggle-links 95, which are ivoted gagement.- In addition to the toggle-link connections between the racks they may be spool, as will now be described.

wedge against which a locking-roller or ball transmitted to the'rock-shaft will be imparted.

The rotation of the shaft 61 by a feed movement ofthe carriage will likewise cause the eccentric 67 to-be rotated, thereby: imparting a reciprocating movement to the depending arm 70 thereof. From an examinathat the lower end of this depending arm 70 is pivoted to a transversely-extendingshaft or bar 85, which .is connected to arms 86, which extend from a rock-shaft 87, that is pivoted in the framing of the machine and extends from side to side thereof. This rockshaft 87 has secured thereto at each side of the machine a segmental rack 88,the teeth of each of which engage in the teeth of a cooperating rack 89, that are formed in each of the vertically-movable bars 90, each of which bars constitutes a part of a feed-rack carrier 91, one of these feed-rack carriers 91 being located at each side of the machine, and each of them is provided with a depending guide-rod framing of the machine to guide the carrier inits vertical movement. To each side of each of these carriers is pivoted at 93 a feed rack 94, that is vertically disposed and is adapted to swing around its pivot 93 from the position illustrated in Figs- 16 and 19 of the drawings. to that indicated in Figs. 17 and 18. Each pair of feed-racks carried by a carrier is at 96 to the racks and are pivoted at t eir inner ends at 97 to aslide 98. Each slide 98 is provided with an elongated slot 99, through which headed screws 100, which are fixed to the carrier, project to guide the slideand limit it in its movement. Fromacomparison of Figs. 16 and 17 with' Figs. 18,and 19 it will be seen that the toggle-links 95, which unite the racks on one carrier, move rearwardly when the racks are in engagement, whereas the links on the other carrier are moved'forwardly when the racks are in enunited by contractile springs 101, each of pins 96 to insurethe engagement of the racks with their cooperating gear-wheels 104, 105, 106, and 107. The gears 104 and 105 are those employed, together with their racks, for cooperation with the right-hand ribbonspool, whereas the gears 106 and-107, toether with their racks, are those em loyed for cooperation with the left-hand r1bbon-- Upon reference to Fi s. 13, 14, and 20 of the drawings .it willbe o servedthat each-of the gearwheels104 and 105, 106 and 107 are recessed at 108 and that one wall 109'of the recess is an inclined wall which constitutes a 110 is adapted to bear. Each ball is normally maintained in the position indicated in Figs. 13 and14 by a spring 111, which bears at one end against a wall 112 of the recess and at the other end against the ball or wedgingroller, and the plates 110 prevent the balls from escaping from their recesses. The outermostjplates 110* may each be secured in place by a screw 110. The'gear-wheels 104 and 105 rotate u on acylindrical bearing 113, against which t e balls 110 are adapted to bear, and the gear-wheels 106 and 107 rotate around a corresponding bearing 1 13 and against which the balls 110 likewise bear. It

will be understood that-when any one of the gears is rotated in one direction or in the direction of the arrows in Figs. 13 and 14 the inclined wall 109 of the recess will cause a binding engagement between the ball 110 thereof and the cylindrical bearing for the gear, thus causing the gear and its bearing to rotate together. When, however, the gear is rotated in an opposite direction, and so as to force the ball from its wedging position and against the tension of its spring 111, the ball will be freed from locking engagement, thus permitting the gear to rotate independently of its cylindrical bearing 113'. There are two gears mounted upon each cylindrical bearing, and these gears are adapted to be locked by their frictional clutch arrangement to cause the cylindrical bearing to rotate therewith when the gears are moved in one direction that is to say, the gear 104, (see Fig. 13,) for instance, will be locked to rotate with its bearing when the gear is rotated in one direction by an upward movement of its rack 94,

in g independently of the cylindrical bearing.

On the other hand, the gear 105, (see Fig. 14,) which is on the same bearing, will be locked to the cylindrical bearing to causesaid bearing to rotate with it when the cooperating rack 94 is moved down, whereas the gear vi ill move independently of the bearing when the rack is moved up. From this it will be seen that a bearing is being rotated u on both the u and down movement of t e racks,

thoug the clutches on opposite sides of the machine engage to rotate their bearings inv opposite directions.

Each cylindrical bearing 113 is provided with a roller-bearmg extension 114, (see Fig. 20,) which extends into the 0 en mouth of a cup-bearing 115, that is seate in a recess in the frame 1 of the machine, and antifriction balls orrollers 116 are interposed between the bearings 114 and 115. The bearing 114 is extended at 117, and the extended portion is adapted to be received within an opening-118 in the .shaft 119 of the ribbon-spool 120. The shaft 119 may be securedto rotate with the extension by a set-screw 121, which projects through a collar .122 and through the shaft 119 and bears at its inner end upon of the balls which are loosely disposed in their bearings and are prevented from escapin from the waysin the ribbon-spool b v end-p ate flanges 126 of said spool. It wil be understood thatwith this construction a ball-bearing support is provided for each ribbon-spool-in its movement upon the shaft 1.19 and that thedisposition of the parts is such that the ribbon-spool is rotated with the v The forward end of the shaft 119 is shaft.

1 connected to a spindle 127, which extends into an opening 128 in the shaft and issecured thereto by a set-screw 129, that pro-- jects through a collar 130 and-through the shaft 119 and bears at its inner end upon .the spindle 127 to unite the spindle to theshaft. (..onnected to this spindle 127 is a bearing 13], against which the antifriction-balls 132 are adapted to bear, said balls being contained within a cup-bearing 133, which is seated in an aperture in the framing 1 of the machine. The bearin 131'is extended forward to form a knurled cad 134, ,by means of 'which the shaft 119 and the ribbon-spool thereon may be rotated, and this rotation of the shaft may be effected withoutinterfcrcnce bythe cooperating clutch connection between the gearwheels104 105 or 106 and 107and their cooperating cylindrical bearings. The force going descriptions of the means for support mgand transmitting movement to one rib.

bon-spool applies to both ribbon-spools, it being understood that the construction and o eration of the. ribbon-s ools at, both sides o the machine is essential y thesame, except that, as before explained, the clutches areen a eableino osite directionsu ono osit e-s ides of thdh hachine to feed the rililibn lon itudinally in opposite directions.

he ribbon as itpassesfrom one ribbon-s 001 to another extends over rollers 136, (see l igs. 2, 11., and 15,),carried between upwardly-extending arms 137, that projectfrom each of the ribbon-frames 84,, and these rollers 136. will move along fixed supporting-1 rods 136 when 'the frames are moved in the manner to be hereinafter described to feed, the ribbon laterally or in the direction of its.

width; -After the ribbon passes over the rollers 136, which are maintained adjacent to the side edges of the top plate 2 of the ma- 1 chine, as represented in Big. 15 of the drawings, it extends into a depression 138 in the top plate and iscovered by protecting-plates The shaft 119 is angular in 139. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) There are two of these protecting-plates 139one pivoted to each side of the type well or basket-and the hinges 140 thereof areparallcl with one edge 'of the ribbon, so that'the lates may be 70 swung back independently o the ribbon to permit a removal thereof or to give access to the type-well. .Each of these protectingplates is provided with a depending guard 141, whichcovers and protects the ribbon at 75 one, side of the machine whereit passes around the side edge of the top, late. 1 This guard is'clear'ly illustrated n ig. 4 of the drawings, where the protecting-plate is shown 1n the elevated position, and a pivotal latch 139 may be em loyed to cooperate with each protecting-p ate to lock-it 1n the operative position.

As the ribbon passes f om side to side of the machine it extends beneath a guide plate 142, which is apertured at 143 for the passage ofthe type onthe; type-bars in the .movement thereof to the printingpoint.

This guide-plate is hinged at 144 to a fixed bracket 145, secured to the top late at 146, and the hinge or pivotal axis 0 this guideplate is parallel to an edge of the ribbon, so that it may be thrown back to the position illustrated in Fig. 5 of thedrawings 1n order to maintain it out of the operative position 5 and to give access to the t e-well. A

spring 14? is secured at one end, as illustrated at 148, to the bracket 145, and the free end of this s ring is adapted to bear upon the edge 149 o the guide-plate when it .1s in the elevatcd position in order to maintain it in such position, and the spring is likewise effective to maintain the u1de in the normal position (represented in igs. 1 and 3) by bearing against the flat face 150 of said guide when the parts are in the normal osition. A fixed bracket or abutment 151-1s-secured to the top plate 2 of the machine at 152, and the ositlon of this bracket is such that it'limits t e downward movement of the uide and 1 10 cured at 153 on the lower face thereof spring guidefingers 154, which project forwardlyand at each side of the central opening 143 in 11 15 I the plate andare adapted to maintain the ribbon properly positioned and to ide it between the plateand the fingers, so 1; at the ribbon will not sag in its movement from splool to'spoolacross the top plate of the ma- 1 2o c-ine. y We have heretofore described. the mechanism whereby motion is transmitted from the main driving-gear 40'of the ribbon-feed mechanism to impart a step-by-step lateral 1.25, feed to the ribbon-frames 84 to move the ribbon in the direction of its width. We have likewise. described the mechanism by which motion is transmitted from the main driving gear to the eccentric 67 and from the cccen 1 trio to the segmental racks 88, whereby the rack-carriers 91 are moved upand down, so as to transmit a rotary movement to the gear-wheels 104, 105, 106, and 107 and through the eooperatin clutch mechanism to the ribbon-s oolsha ts to rotate. the ribbon-spools, an thereb movement to the riblZon-that is to say, .while the ribbon-spools are being moved back and forth movement will e transmitted thereto, so that the ribbon is intermittently fed past the printin point ona line correspondlng substantia y to theline 155 in the diagram- I 5 matie view shoWnin Fig. 26 of the drawin s in order to utilize theentire width as we 1 as the entire length of the ribbon and to present a new oint on the ribbon at the printingpoint a er each'operation of a key-lever.

In accordance with our resent invention .we-haveproyided means, in addition to the ribbon-feeding mechanism referred to, for automatically reversing the direction of longitudinal -feed of the ribbon when an end 2 5 thereof is reached, and wewill now describe such reversing means in its cooperation with the structure to whichrefere'nee has already been made.

Upon referrin to Figs. 20, 21, and 22 of the 3o. drawings 'it will e seen that each of the .rib-

bon-spools has'one flange 126 thereof perfo rated at 156 for the-reception of an end 157 of a latch 158, and the opposite end of this latch is provided with a segmental locking element 159, the outer edge of which extends outs'ideof and conforms substantially to the contour of one flan eof the'ribbon-spool, it being seen that the ody of the latch 158 extends from one flange to the other of the 40 spool and projects through an elongated aperture 160 in one of the flanges, which permits a free movement of that end of the latch which carries the locking element 159, the swinging movement of the latch being around the end,157.' The latch normally maintains the locking element 159 thereof in the elevated. position represented in Fi 20 of the drawings, by reason of the fact t at the'various layers of ribbon wound upon the spool will support the latch to revent the looking element thereof from opping. When, xhowever, the ribbon is full unwound :from the spool, as represented in. ig. 12; the latch 158 will be permitted to 'dropby its own 5'5 weight to a position where the locking element 159 wil engage behind fa shoulder 161, carried by'a link 162, which projects through an opening 163 in-the ribbon-frame. (See Fig. 15.) Should the osition of the ribbonframe be such in its re ation to the link that the locking element will not' immediately dropbehindthe shoulder 161, it will do so upon a further transversev movement of the r1 bon-spoolwithits. frame. During this 6 5 transverse movement ofthe ribbon-spooland impart a compound upon their supports a rotary side of the machine.

:two reversin frame a slight rotarymovement is at the same time imparted to the spool, as hereinbefore described; but this rotary movement is not sullicient to convey the locking element out of cooperative relation to the shoulder, for the rea son'that the segmental form of the look ing element will permit a locking engagement to be effected at any pointthereof during a onethird rotationof a ribbon-spool, as will be obvious from an examination of Fig. 21 of the drawings. It will be understood that each ribhon-spool is provided with one of these latches 158 and a 006 eratinglink 162. The shoulder 161 on the link at one side of the machineis, however, somewhat differently disposed from that upon the link at the other side of the machine, as will be evident from a comparison of the link shown in Figs. 12 and 27 of the drawings. In other words, these shoulders are oppositely disposed, so that the cooperating locking element will in one case, Fig. 12, tend to pull the link forward with it, .whereas the locking element of the other link, Fig-27, will tend to push it rearwardly dur- 'ing the movement of the spools with. their frames toward the rear of the machine, and the efiect, therefore, of this construction is to move the links in opposite directions. I t will .be understood that a disengagement of the locking elements from their cooperating links is eflectedbyawinding of .the ribbon upon the spools or by a rotation of the spools themselves. Thus when a ribbon-spool has been .rotated so as to move the latch thereof from the lowermost position on top of the spool the weight of the latch will cause it to be re stored to the normal or unlocking position. A further rotation of the spool will wind the ribbon thereon, so that when the latch again reaches' the lowermost position it is supported by the ribbon and cannot drop to the Sengaging position. Each spool may, if desired, have a segmented center weight 159 secured to a flange thereof to provide a wellbalancedspool. oted at 164 to an upwardly-extending crankarm 165, which projects from a rock-shaft 166, to which both of said arms are connected, this rock-shaft 166 extending from side to Each of the arms 165 is pivoted at 167 toa link 168, that is provided at its free end with a finger-piece 169 for shifting the parts by hand. The rear end of each link 168 is pivoted at 170 to a reversinglever 171, which lever is in turn pivoted at. 172 to a bracket 173, rigidly secured to the vertically-movable rod of a rack-carrier. The upper end 174 of the reversing arm or lever 171 projects through an opening 175 (see Figs. 16 to 19) of each slide 98, and the gether, one of said reversing-levers causes the Each of the links 162 is pivarms or levers 171 are moved seas associated racks 94 to be moved'around their pivots--93 and to be thrown out of engagement with their coeperating gears, whereas the otherreversing-lever causes its racks 94 5 to be moved into engagement with their cocratin ears. This'is due to the fact that t e toggI inks 95-, which are clearly shown in Figs. 16 to 19, are oppositely disposed. It

' follows, therefore, that a movement of the 1;: upper ends ofthereversing-levers 171 toward the rear'ofthe machine willeausethe racks 94 which cooperate with the gears 106 and 107, that are on the left-hand side of the machine, to be thrown out of operation or out of mesh, asillustrated'in Fig.17; This same movement will causethe'racks .94 which cooperate with the gears 104 and 105' on the right-hand side of the machine to be thrown into engagement, asillustrated in Fig. 19. The condition of affairs is reversed when the upper ends of the reversi -levers 17 1-are moved toward the front of t e machine, as is clearly shown in Figs. 16 and 18 of the draw-' ings, wherein the racks on the left-hand side of the machine are .in engagement and those. on the right-hand side of the machine are disengaged'from-their cooperating cars. 'It' having been before ex lained that uring the o eration of the .Inac ine the'carriers 91 for 0 t e feed-racks 94fare constantlymovedup and down through the intermediate connections between the main driving gear 40iand the racks .89, it will be understood that; the ribbonspool which has its actuating-racks 94 in -engagement with the coeperating gears will be thespool which is rotated, .whlle the other spool will bemaintained out of opera-J tive engagement. The operatively-engaged ribbon-spoolwill continuato be rotated until the end of the ribbon has been reached upon the {opposite spool, when the latch 1 58' of said. opposite spool will automatically drop to the engaging position, whereit'will co6per-- ate with a link 162-, and the lateral movement imparted to the ribbon-spools and. their 'frames 84 will'be effective to shift'both reversing-levers 171 to bring about an automatic reversal in the longitudinal feed of the 'ribbon. This shifting of the parts by one ribbon-spool is illustratedv in Figs. 11 and 12, Fi 11 i lustrating'the positions of the parts he ore the latch 158 has engaged thelink 162. After enga ement has. taken place and afurther latera movement is transmitted to the ribbon-spools and their frames, as-indicatedin Fig. 12 of the drawings, the reversing-levers 171v will be, moved from the osition shown in Fig. .11 to that shown in ig. 12, zand ajcorres onding en agement e'i' the racks jofiionespoo will be efi ectedand a simulta- -r'neeus disengagement of the reeks 94 of the "(other spool will be brought about, Should] the operator desire to reverse the .directiil n of feed by hand, it is merely necessary t6 7 5 move the parts by the hand-operated fingeroperation of the parts.

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters piece 169, when the racks on one sideof the machine will be disengaged from their e06 eratin'g ear-wheels, and the racks on the othcrsi e of the machine will be engaged with theircoeperating gear-.whee1s,'so as to,7o reversel. the direction of longitudinal feed of; the ribbon in substantially the same manner that a' reversal i'seffected by the automatic While we have shown and describedwith considerable detail oneform orembodiment of our invention, itshould be understood that various changes in the constructionand operation ofthe device may be made without departing from the spirit of our invention andthat'certain. features of the invention ma be employed without the others.

' av'ing described our invention, what .We

Patent, is- I I v 585 "1. In a type-writingmachine, the combination of'a carriage, ribbon-spools, a'plural ityof gearsoperatively con'nect-ed'to each of said ribbon-spools, oppositely-operating friction-clutches, one controlled by each gear and each clutch being ada ted to'transmit motion from its gear to a ribbon-spool-when said gear is moved in one direction and means .for automatically moving the gears for one ribbon-spool at each feed movement of the carrialge.

2. n a typewriting machine, the combis nation-of a carriage, ribbon-spools, a plural.-

ity-of gears for each-ribbon-spool; a'fri'ctiom 'clutchinte osed between each gear and its :ribbon-spodl "ing'operable in the same direction, and means a the clutches for each. spool-befor automatically movihg the gears for one spool in opposite directions at eaeh'gfeed I movemento the carriage. a .1 a

3. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage, ribbon-spools, a plural-' ity of gears for each ribbon-spool, a frictionclutch inter osed between each gear and its ribbon-spool ing operable in the same direction, means -For automatically moving the gears for one spool in o posite directions at each feed movement of t e carriage, and means for permitting said gears to be maintained against move mentwhen the" carriage. is moved in an'oppo- I site direction. e .T

' 4. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage, ribbon-spools, aplurality of gears for each ribbon-spool, a friction- 12cclutch interposed between each gear and its sppol, the clutches foreach spool being opera 1c in the same direction, means for automatically moving the gears for onespool in opposite directions at each feedmovement of 1 2 5 t e carriage, and mechanisnnforirendering the moving =means ineffective tOi transmit .,movement to one set of gears when it is eflective to move the other.

5. In a type-writing machine, the co'mbino.

the clutches for-each spool benot nation of a carriage, ribbon-spools, a plnral-.

, ity of gears for each ribbon-spool, a frictionclutch interposed between each gear and its sp)ool, the clutches for each spool being oper-' a le in the same direction. means for automatically moving the, gears for one ribbonspool in posite directions at each feed movement of t e carriage, and means for throwing -clutch interposed between each gear and its spool, the clutch for each ribbon-spool being operable in the same direction, means for au' tomatically moving the gears for oneribbonspool in opposite directions at each feed movement of the carriage, mechanism for rendering the moving means ineiiective to transmit movement to one set. of gears when it is effective to move the other set of gears, and means for throwing said gears out of operative connection with their moving means.

' 7. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage, ribbon-spools, a plurality of gears for each ribbon-spool, a frictionclutch interposed between each'gear and its s 001, the clutches for each spool being opera 1c in the same direction, means for automatically movin the gears for one ribbonspool ino posite irections at eachfeed movement of t e carria e, and automatically-operated mechanism ior changing the effective engagement between the gears and their operating means when an end of the ribbon'is reached, whereby the dil ection of feed of the i ribbon is automatically reversed.

8. Ina type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage, ribbon-spools, a plurality of gears for each ribbon-spool, a frictionclutch interposed between each gear and'its spgool, the clutches for each spool being opera 1c in the same direction, means for automatically moving the gears for one spool in ogposite directions at each feed movement of t e carriage, mechanism for changing the effective engagement between the gears and their 0 crating means, whereby the longitudinal irection of feed of the ribbon is reversed,; and means for automatically moving the ribbon in a widthwise direction.

.- 9. In a typewriting machine, the combinationpf a carriage, ribbon-spools, a plural- -'the c utches for each spo ity of gears for each spool, a friction-clutch inte sed between each gear and its spool,

being operable in thesamedirection, means for automatically moving the gears for one spool in opposite directions at each feed movement of the carriage, automatically-operated mechanism for changing the eiiective engagement between the gears and their operating means when an .end of the ribbon is reached, whereby the longitudinal direction of feed of the ribbon 1S automatically re versed, and means for automatically moving the ribbon in a widthwise direction.

10. In a type-writing machine, the combination of ribbon-spools, a carriage, a revolving spring-drum operatively connected to said carriage, a driving-gear, a friction-clutch between the drum and driving-gear so that the driving-gear will move with the drum when the carriage is moved 1n the direction of its feed and will remainfixed against movement when thecarriage is moved in an opposite direction, a driven gear meshing with said driving-gear, means controlled by the driven gear for imparting a rotary and transverse movement to the ribbon-spools, and hand-operated means for moving the driven and driving gears out of mesh one with the other.

11. In a type-writing machine, the combination of ribbon-spool, two gears for said ribbonspool, which gears are intermittently rotated in opposite directions, a clutch between each of said gears and the ribbonspool, said clutches being operable in the same direction so that the gear-wheels are adapted to alternately rotate the ribbonspool in one direction, racks which mesh with gears, and means for automatically moving said racks.

12. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage, a ribbon-spool, two gears for said ribbon-spool, a wedge and roller clutch between each of said gears and the ribbon-spool, said clutches being operable 1n the same direction so that the gear- Wheels are adapted to rotate the ribbonspool in one direction, racks which mesh with said gears, and means for automatically reciprocating said racks at each feed move ment of the carriage.

13. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a carriage, a ribbon-spool, two gears for said ribbon-spool, a wedge and roller-clutch between each of said gears and the ribbon-spool, said clutches being operable in the same direction so that the gearwheels are adapted to alternately rotate the spool in one direction, racks which mesh with said gears, means for automatically reciprocating said racks at each feed movement of the carriage, and means for throwing said racks out of mesh with their gears.

14. In a type-writing machine, the combination of ribbon-spools, two gears for each of said ribbon-s ools, a wedge and roller-clutch between eac of said gears and a ribbonspool, the clutches for the difi'erent spools being operable in opposite directions, so that the gear-wheels of one set are adapted to rotate their ribbon-spool in one direction and the other gears are adapted to rotate their spool in an op osite direction, racks which mesh with said gears, means for automatically moving said racks, and means for m the c utches'for'eac 3o ating ribbon-spool in one direction an ing crable in opposite directions, whereas same direction, so that the gear-wheels of eachsjet are adapted to rotate their ribbonspool inone direction and the other gears are adapted to rotatetheir spool in an opposite direction, While thejgears of each set alternately rotate their ribbon-spool in the same direction, racks which mesh with said gears,

means for automatically moving said racks,"

reversing meansfor throwing the racks of to one set-of gears into'mesh with their gears when the racks of the other set are thrown out of mesh, and means for automatically operating the reversin means when an end of the ribbon 1s reache L nation of a-carria'ge, ribbon-s ools, two gears for each of said ribbon-s'poo s, a wedge and rollerclutch carried by each of said gears and adapted to lock its gear to rotate the coiiperpermit its gear to revolve independentl of the spool in an opposite direction, the c utches for the different spools being operable in opposite directions, racks wlnch mesh with 3 5 .said gears, means for automatically reciproeating said racks ateachfeed movement of the carriage and for permitting them to be maintained against movement when the carriage is moved in an opposite direction,

'0 means for automatically moving the ribbonsppols transversely, ,reversing means for t owing the racks for one set of gears into mesh with their gears when the racks of the other 'set are thrown out of mesh, a gravitylatch carried byeach spool and which cooperates with the reversing mechanism, whereby when an end of the ribbon'is reached a latch will drop to connect the corresponding 2 laterally movable spool to the reversing 5o mechanism andtthe reversing mechanism will be-thrown to change the direction of longitudinal feed .of;the ribbon. 17. In atype-writing machine, the combination ofa carriage, ribbon-s ools, two gears versely, reversing means for throwing the spool are operable-in the 16, In a type-writing machine," the combi- "riage and for permitting-them to be maineratively connected to the carriage for automatically moving, the ribbon-spools trans- 7o racks for. one set of gears into mesh with 7 their gears when the racks of the other set are thrown out of mesh, hand-operated means for moving said reversing mechanism, agrav- 75 it'ylatch carried by each spool and which cooperates with the reversing mechanism, whereby, when an end of the ribbon is reached, a latch will drop to automatically connect the corresponding laterally-movable spool to the reversing mechanism and the reversing mechanism will be thrown to change the direction of longitudinal. feed of the ribbon.

18' In a type-writing machine, the combination of-a rotatable and transversely-movable ribbon-spool, a rotatable unslotted supporting-shaft therefor, which shaft is angular n'cross-section so as to present flat bearing faces sothat the shaft and spool will turn together, elongated bearing-roller ways within the hub of said spool, loosely-disposed bearing-rollers interposed between the shaft and spool and'traveling in the Ways of said spool, means for rotating said shaft, and 5 meansfor moving the spool transversely or along said shaft. 19. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a rotatable and transversely-movable ribbon-spool, a rotatable unslotted supoc porting-shaft therefor which shaft is angular 1n eross-section and presents flat bearingfaces so that'the shaft and spool will turn together, bearing-rollers for supporting said shaft and upon which the shaft turns, elon- [o 5 gated bearing-roller ways within the hub of said spool, loosely-disposed bearing-rollers interposed. between -the shaft and spool and traveling in the ways of said spool, the said ways preventing a circular displacement of no the re lers during the rotation of the spool, means for rotating said shaft, and means for moving the spool transversely or along said shaft. Q

l 20. In a type-writing machine, the com'bi- 1 r 5 nation-of a rotatable and transversely-movable ribbon-s ool,'a supporting-shaft therefor, elongate bearingro ler ways within'the hub of said/spool, said ways comprising axi- I y 't d t 'lo'ck its gear to rotate the cod erpermit it'sgear-to revolve independently of for each-of said ribbon-spoo s, a wedge and ally-arranged rods W hich are spaced apart to 1 20 jroller-clutch carried by eachof said gears and formroller-receiving spaces between them, looselydispqsed bearing-rollers interposed between the shaft and spool'and traveling in the. ways of said spool, and means for limit- .ating, ribbon-spool in one direction an to the spoolinan opposite direction, the

clutches for'the different spools being opertheir ways.

ingthe endwise movement of the rollers in 1:2 5 I able in o posite directions, racks which mesh 1 with sai gears, means for automaticall and I intermittently, reciprocating said .rac s at- '65- each letter-spacedeed movement of the car-- 21. In a type-writing machine, the'combination of a rotatable and'transversel'y-movable ribbon-spool, a rotatable supportingshaft therefor which shaft is angular in cross i 0 section so that the shaft and spool will turnv 'range rods which are spaced apart to form roller-receiving spaces between them, looselydisposed bearing-rollers interposed between the shaft and spool and traveling in the ways of said spool, and means for limiting the endwise movement of the rollers in their ways. 22. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a rotatable and transversely-movable ribbon-spool, a sup orting-shaft therefor, elongated bearing-r0 ler ways within the hub of said s 001, said ways comprising axially-arrange rods which are spaced apart to form roller-receiving spaces between them,

loosely-disposed bearing-rollers interposed between the shaft and spool and traveling in the waysof said spool, meansfonlimiting the endwisemovement of 4 the rollers in their ways, and a hand-operated fingeriece operatively connected to said shaft an by means of which the shaft may be turned.

23. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a ribbon-spool, a shaft therefor,

two rotatable recessed gear-wheels which are alternately rotated in opposite directions for transmitting movement to said shaft, a cylindrical bearing part upon which said gearwheels are adapted to rotate, the said cylindrical part being operatively connected to the ribbon-spool shaft, a spring-pressed clutch-roller contained in the recess of each wheel and adapted to be jammedsbetween the shaft and a wall'of the recess when its wheel rotates in one direction, so that the gear-wheel and shaft will rotate together and to be freed from the jamming position when the gear-wheel is rotated in an opposite direction so that the gear-wheel can rotate inde pendently of the shaft, the said clutch-rollers being operable. in the same direction, a rack in mesh with each of said gearwheels, and means for automatically reciprocating said racks.

24. In a type-writing machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools, a shaft for each ribbon-spool, two cooperative rotatable re-. cessed wheels for transmitting movement to each of said shafts, a cylindrical bearin part which cooperates with' each associate pair I ofwheels, each of said cylindrical'parts being Lil 0" eratively connected to one of said shafts, a

wheel and adapted to be jammed between its shaft and wheel when'the associated Wheel is rotatedin one direction, so" thatrthe wheel and shaft can, rotate together and to be forced from the "jamming position when the wheel is rotated in an opposite direction so that the wheel can rotate indep'endently of the shaft, the clutch-rollers of each cooperatsaid controlling means when-an en iribbon isreached,

, rack which meshes with ea ing pairof wheels being operable in the same each spool in opposite directions, and controlling means for rendering the rotating means for one cooperating set of wheels in operative when the rotating means for the other set are operative.

25. In atype-writing machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools, a shaft for each spool, two cooperating rotatable recessed wheels fortransmittin'g movement to each of said shafts, a cylindrical bearing part which cooperateswith each associated pair of wheels, each of said cylindrical parts being operatively connected to one of the shafts, a clutch-roller contained in the recess of each wheel and direction, means for rotating said wheels .of'

adapted to be jammed between its shaft and wheel when the wheel is rotated in one direc: tion, so that the wheel and shaft can rotate together and can be forced from the jamming position when the wheel is rotated in an op posite direction, so that the wheel can rotate independently of the shaft, the clutch-rollers of each cooperating pair ofwheels being operable in the same direction, means for rotating said wheels, controlling means for renderin the rotating means for one cooperating set 0 vwheels ino erative when the rotatin means for the ot er set are operative, an means for automatically operating said controllin 'means when an end of the ribbon is reache 26. In a type-writing'machine, the combination of two ribbon-spools,a shaft for each ribbon-spool, means for automatically movshafts, two cooperating rotatable recessed gear-wheels for transmitting movement to v .shafts, a spring-pressed clutch-roller contained in the recess of each gear-wheel'and ing said ribbon-spools transversely-on their adapted to be jammed between its shaft and -gear-wheel when the wheel is rotated in one direction, so that the ear-wheel and shaft can rotate together and the jamming positionwhen the gear-wheel is rotated in an opposite direction so that the wheel can rotate independent yet the shaft, the clutch-rollers of each cooperating same direction, racks or rotating Said wheels in opposite directions, hand-operated I controlling means for renderin the racks for c utch-roller contained in the recess 'of each one cooperating set of wheefs inoperative can be forced from 4 a, pair of gear-wheels bein operable in the when the'racksfor the other set areoperer tive, and'means for automatically osertfitiifig o it Q v 27. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a fpair of ribbon-spools. a pair of gear-wheels or rotating said :pools, a pivoted of said gear-- wheels,- and means for moving said racks around their pivots and into and out of mesh .-'with the gear-wheels.

- 28. In atype-writing machine, the combination of a pair ofribbon-spools, a .pair of gear-wheels for rotating each of said spools, a

pivoted rack which meshes with each 'ofsaid gear-wheels, and means for moving the racks .out of mesh with their gear-wheels; 29. In altypeqwriting machine, the combi nation of a pair of ribbon-spools, a pair of op-,

"means which, are automatically operated- ,when the racks-for the other spoo are or one spoolinto mesh with their ear-wheels .positely-rotating ear-wheels for rotating each of said-spoo s, pivoted rack which meshes with each, 'ofsaid gear-wheels, and

-jwhenfan end ofv-the ribbonis reached for mov- ,ing the racks of one ribbon-spool out of mesh with their gears and for simultaneously mov-' ';ing the racks of the otherribbon-spool' into.

' mesh with their cooperating gear-wheels. p 30.} In a type-writing machine, the combi v 'for intermittently reciprocating said carriers,

I nation'jof ribbon-spools, a pair of gear-wheels for transmitting a rotary movement to each of'said ribbon-spools, rack-carriers, means a rack for each gear-wheel'pivoted to a car-t rier, and means for movin said racks around 'bhGIIPIVQtS and into an out of mesh with their gear-wheelsl" v 31. Ina type-'w'n'tin machine, the combi-' carriers, intermediate connections between each of said shdes and 1ts cooperating racks and means for mov ng said slldes to effect a .*movement of the racks" around their pivots and into and out" of-mesh. with their gearwheels, the racks of-one spool being "moved into mesh when the'racks of the other spool are moved out ofmesh 32'. "In a type writing machine; the

tin a rotary movement to each of said shafts, rac barriers, means for intermittently re- 'ciplocatin'g said carriers, a rack for each gear-. ,wheel plvoted *to a earner, and means for "moving" said racks-'- around't'helr pivots and into' andout of mesh with their gear-wheels;

33. In a type' writing'machine', the combination of a carriage, ribbon-spools, a shaft '60 i of-said shafts, rack-carr1ers,'mean's forinterfor each'ribbon-spool, a pair 'ofgear-wheels for transmitting a rota movement to each mittently reciprocating said carriers at each feed movement of the' carriage, a rack for eaoh-gear-wheel fivotedjtda carrier, a slide I carried byeach. o said carrieraintermediate ment of the mac moved ally reversed;

a transverse j 36. In a type-writing machine, the combi-.

, 4 v combi--- nation of ribbon-s ools, a shaft for each ribb0n-spool,-- a 'pair o gear-wheels for transmitconnections between aaaa {sat slides and its cooperating racks,-ai'id-means-for automatically movin said slidesltoefiect'amova around their piv'ots and into and out of mesh with their gear wheels when'an end of the ribbon is reached, the racks for one spool bein when the racks for the otl i out of mesh, whereby the longitudinal direction of feed of. the ribbon will 34. In a type-writingmachineythecombi 7 nation of a carriage, a rotatable spring-drum operative] connectedto said carria'ge,a driving-gear, t e movement of Whiohiscontr olled by said drum, apair of ribbonsspools, a pair.

of movable rack-carriers I which are opera be automatiemoved into mesh. I er. spool are moved tively oonnected'to and are moved'by said, v

- driving-gear, agair of racks carried by each rack-carrier, an tion from said racks tothe'ribbomspools.

means for transmitting mo.-

35. In a type-writing machine, the combi f nation of a carriage, arotatable spring-drum operativelyconnected to said carriage, a'dri-v- 'ing-gear, the movementof which is'oontrolledby said drum, a pair ofribbon-Spools,

a pair offmovable rack-carriers which are op eratively' connected to and, are moved by said rackrcarrier, means for-transmitting motion from-=said racks, to rotatethe ribbon-spools,

means for moving one pair ofracksinto op- .eration' when thevother pair of racks are movedgout ofoperation, and means controlled by the drivin gear for moving said-ribbon in ection.

driving-gear,- apair of rackscarried by each;-

nationof a. carriage, a rotatable spring-drum operativelyconnected to said carriage, a driving-gear, t e movement ofwhich is controlled movable rack-carriers which are operatively connected to and .are'moved by "said driving-gear, a pairoi racks carried byea ohrack-carrier, means for transmitting motion .from said racks to rotate the ribbon-spools,

meansfor automatically moving one pair of racks into operation and the other pairfof racks out of o eration when the end of the ribbon-is reac ed and-means controlled by said drum, a pair of ribbon-spools, a pair the driving-gear for moving said ribbonspools in a transverse-direction.

37. Ina type-writing machine, the'cOmbination of a carriage, a rotatable springsdrum operatively connected to. said oarr1age, a;

12o driving-gear, themovementof -whieh'is controlled by said drum, a pa r of ribbon-spools,

a pair of movable rack-carriers which are operatively connected to and are moved 'by "said. driving-gear, a pairofvracks carriedby each Tack-carrier, means for transmitting motion'from said racks toirotate the ribbonspools, means for automatically moving; one I-paii: of'- 1Iacks" into operation and the otherpairofraeks outofoperation' when an end'fiof the ribbon is reached, means'controlled by the drivinggear for moving said ribbonspools in a transverse direction, and handoperated means for throwing all of said racks out of operation.

nationof a carriage, a rotatable spring-drum operatively connected to said carriage, a

driving-gear, the movement of which is controlled by said drum, a pair of ribbon spools, a pair of movable rack-carriers which are operatively connected to and are moved by said driving-gear, a pair of racks carried by each rack-carrier, means for transmitting motion from said racks to rotate the ribbonspools, means for automatically moving one pair of racksinto operation and the other pair of racks out of operation when an end of the ribbon is reached, means controlled by the driving-gear for moving said ribbonspools in a transverse direction, and handoperated means for moving said driving gearout of cooperation with its cooperating mechanism, so that the ribbon-feedmechan said arm, and protecting-plates which are hinged to the top'plate and cover the ribbon as it passes over the top plate, the hinges of said protecting-plates being parallel to an edge of the ribbon.

41. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with the framing of the machine and its to plate, of a ribbon-spool at each side of said ame, and backwardly-swinging protecting-plates which are hinged at the rear portions thereof'to the top plate, one on each 38. In a type-writing machine, the combiits top plate, of a ribbon-spool at each side of' one spool to another, hinged protectingplates which may be moved on the hinges independently of the ribbon.

ame, the ribbon passing over a side" 43. Ina type-writing machine, the'combination with the framing of the machine and its top plate, of a ribbon-spool at each side of said frame, the ribbon passing over the side edges of the top plate in its movement from one spool to another, hinged protectingplates which may be moved on the hinges independently of the ribbon, and a downprotecting-plate which covers and protects the ribbon where it passes over a side edge of the top plate.

44. In a type-writing machine, the combination with the framing of the machine and its top plate, of a ribbon-spool at each side of said frame, the ribbon passing over the side edges of the top plate in its movement from one spool to another, hinged backwardlyswinging protecting-plates on the top plate and to each side of t e type-well which protecting-plates may be moved on their hinges independently of the ribbon and a downwardly-projecting guard on one end of each protecting-plate which covers and protects the ribbon where it passes over a side edge of the top plate.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, in the city of New York, in the county of N ew York and State of New York.

WAT/FER J. BARRON. HENRY W. MERRI'IT. Witnesses:

K. V. DONOVAN, E. M. WELLs.

wardly-protecting guard on one end of each 

